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Sleep Lab

At UAMS, we offer the most up-to-date sleep study services in our West Little Rock facility. You may need to see a sleep doctor and/or have a sleep study if you are experiencing any of the following difficulties:

Snoring

Unrefreshed sleep

Daytime sleepiness/feeling tired

Problems initiating or maintaining sleep

Sleepwalking

Twitching of the feet, arms or legs

Instead of a hospital bed, our sleep lab is equipped with a bed that is similar to your bed at home or a hotel bed. We will monitor your airflow, breathing, respirations, oxygen and sleep stages while you are asleep. No needles are involved in this painless process, and patients usually adapt to these monitoring devices within minutes, falling asleep quickly.

Multiple sleep latency tests (MSLT) – Measures how long it takes you to fall asleep and also checks the stages of sleep. This test is used to diagnose conditions such as narcolepsy or idiopathic hypersomnia.

Maintenance of wakefulness test (MWT) – Measures whether you can stay awake during a time when you are normally awake. This test is used to assess the effectiveness of treatment for hypersomnic conditions.

To be tested in the Sleep Lab, you will need to make an appointment with our Sleep Clinic for referral to the Sleep Lab.

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"Life's most persistent and urgent question is "What are you doing for others?'"- Martin Luther King, Jr.

Supporting one another during times of illness is especially important. A good example of this is UAMS Myeloma Center patient Gail Naimo (right) of Port St. Lucie, Fla., who was relentless in encouraging fellow myeloma patient Sergio Pinango (center) of Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. and his wife Blanca Nieto (left) to visit and seek treatment at UAMS. The three friends, who met on a myeloma Facebook page five years ago, are part of a group of nearly a dozen Florida-based myeloma patients and caregivers who share a strong friendship and gather regularly to support and fellowship with one another.

After pursuing treatments at several other medical facilities, Sergio and Blanca followed their friend's advice in 2017 and sought treatment at UAMS Myeloma Center. Today, under the care of Dr. Frits van Rhee, Sergio has been in stringent, complete remission for a year. His scans before and after treatment at UAMS Myeloma Center speak volumes!

"If they wouldn't have come when they did, he probably wouldn't be here today," Gail said recently. ... See MoreSee Less